National Basketball Association
Texas 95, Coppin St. 75
When: 2:00 PM ET, Friday, December 31, 2010
Where: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Warren Evans, # Darron George, # John Higgings
Attendance:
12804
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Tristan Thompson wasn’t about to let Texas become an upset victim on New Year’s Eve.
His dunk with 12 minutes and 21 seconds to go in the second half sparked 8-0 Longhorn run, and 14th-ranked Texas cruised to a 95-75 win over Coppin State Friday at the Erwin Center in Austin.
Texas (12-2) had a 41-30 lead at halftime, but Coppin State (4-8) battled back and tied the score at 52-52 off a four-point play by Tony Gallo. He was fouled on a successful three and made the free throw to tie things up, but Thompson’s dunk sent the Longhorns on their run of eight unanswered points.
Texas dominated Coppin State 47-17 on the boards, including 22 offensive rebounds. Both teams were successful from 3-point range. Coppin State shot 13-of-27 (48.1 percent) from the perimeter, while Texas was 13-of-29 (44.8 percent).
Jordan Hamilton scored 24 points, including five 3-pointers, for Texas. Thompson finished with 22 points and nine rebounds.
Gallo scored 18 points to pace Coppin State, and Michael Harper added 18 points.
Top Game Performances
| Coppin St. |
|
Texas |
|
Tony Gallo 22 |
Scoring |
Jordan Hamilton 24 |
|
Akeem Ellis 2 |
Assists |
J'Covan Brown 6 |
|
Michael Harper 4 |
Rebounds |
Tristan Thompson 9 |
|
Tony Gallo 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Tristan Thompson 8 |
|
Vince Goldsberry 1 |
Steals |
Gary Johnson 2 |
|
Michael Murray 1 |
Blocks |
Tristan Thompson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Coppin St.
|
75 |
44.6 |
13-27 |
12-13 |
8 |
16 |
1 |
3 |
|
| Texas
|
95 |
50.8 |
13-29 |
20-28 |
19 |
42 |
4 |
5 |
|
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